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re: 28 years ago today: Hogan heel turn
Posted on 7/7/24 at 10:57 am to Allthatfades
Posted on 7/7/24 at 10:57 am to Allthatfades
I don't think I ever got over this.
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Posted on 7/7/24 at 11:00 am to Gaggle
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The commentary was all around awful, starting with one guy spoiling the heel turn and the other trying to shut him up
Bischoff liked the announcers being in the dark for an authentic response. Sometimes that leads to a shitshow. I know Heenan didn't know about the turn, not sure about Tony.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 11:02 am to Draconian Sanctions
It would’ve been better if the heel turn was totally unexpected rather than the possibility being floated as soon as he came out
Posted on 7/7/24 at 11:10 am to Allthatfades
NWO was the greatest “story line” in the history of wrestling
Posted on 7/7/24 at 12:03 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Is Hall doing a crotch chop there?
This would be about a year before DX was formed
Posted on 7/7/24 at 12:12 pm to Donkus
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I'm convinced the 90s were peak humanity.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 12:15 pm to Allthatfades
Hogan cemented his greatness with his work as a heel, and a lot of people don’t give him credit for that. He was funny, ridiculous, power hungry, cowardly, and at times cruel, which are all elements of an effective heel.
It’s a shame that he didn’t have somebody equally great to put over as a baby face. I would have liked to have seen him feud more with Flair, than with guys like DDP and Sting.
It’s a shame that he didn’t have somebody equally great to put over as a baby face. I would have liked to have seen him feud more with Flair, than with guys like DDP and Sting.
This post was edited on 7/7/24 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 7/7/24 at 1:33 pm to Gaggle
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It would’ve been better if the heel turn was totally unexpected rather than the possibility being floated as soon as he came out
as someone who was watching it in the moment it did not really register and was not a net negative on the turn. Bobby spouted random nonsense all the time.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 1:47 pm to Gaggle
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It would’ve been better if the heel turn was totally unexpected rather than the possibility being floated as soon as he came out
I promise you no one watching at the time thought Hogan being with the nWo was a possibility.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 2:18 pm to Allthatfades
The one thing funnier than that is the fans of that. 
Posted on 7/7/24 at 2:20 pm to Allthatfades
This is right when I got into wrestling hardcore
Loved the nwo. Kevin Nash/sting/hogan
Loved the nwo. Kevin Nash/sting/hogan
Posted on 7/7/24 at 2:24 pm to imjustafatkid
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promise you no one watching at the time thought Hogan being with the nWo was a possibility.
I’m a lifelong fan and at dinner that night before the show, I asked my brother, “What if Hogan is the third man?”
Posted on 7/7/24 at 2:28 pm to Donkus
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Most important moment in wrestling history. No Hogan heel turn means no Stone Cold or The Rock. Sure Steve Austin and Rocky Maivia would be rostered, but with no Attitude. WCW forced Vince to go another direction that America was clamoring for. I'm convinced the 90s were peak humanity.
It really is.
I actually liked Hollywood hogan.
It made wcw extremely popular and the wwf had to go all out to keep up.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 2:34 pm to TigerinKorea
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It’s a shame that he didn’t have somebody equally great to put over as a baby face. I would have liked to have seen him feud more with Flair, than with guys like DDP and Sting.
Goldberg?
Hated Goldberg, but he was def involved in that. The Scott hall tazer and all that. It started getting shitty though because even Goldberg joined the nwo at one point.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 2:38 pm to Gaggle
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The commentary was all around awful, starting with one guy spoiling the heel turn and the other trying to shut him up
Bobby Hennan was always shitting on Hogan, casting doubt, etc.. That's why he was like "I told you!" after Hogan turned heel.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 2:41 pm to Adam Banks
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career of a lifetime right down the drain
His career was on the outs before he became Hollywood hogan
Posted on 7/7/24 at 2:53 pm to Gaggle
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The commentary was all around awful, starting with one guy spoiling the heel turn and the other trying to shut him up
Heenan didn't know. He was actually pissed off at WCW because they wouldn't tell him what was going on. He just figured it out when Hogan came out.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 2:55 pm to TigerinKorea
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It’s a shame that he didn’t have somebody equally great to put over as a baby face. I would have liked to have seen him feud more with Flair, than with guys like DDP and Sting.
They had a great buildup for the feud with Sting until Hogan got to Starcade and exercised his creative control. Everyone in the world knew Sting needed to go over that night and he made it as dumb and confusing as possible.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 3:08 pm to Allthatfades
They did an amazing job producing all of that back then. Must see TV.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 3:22 pm to Allthatfades
It’s even funnier when you realize that all of it is scripted
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